hudathun

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   by hudathun 8y ago

   The Mediocrity Principle applied to civilisations would suggest we're not the 'special' first one here. We thought we were special in lots of ways that we've since had to abandon https://en.wikipedia.org/
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   by hudathun 9y ago

   Best ban everything that can be misused by terrorists... cars, knives, encrypted messaging.
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   by hudathun 10y ago

   Good point about the public involvement. The public and the news systems are part of the problem. I've lost count of how many 'battery breakthrough' articles I've come across, but they seem to pass the newsworthy test.
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   by hudathun 10y ago

   Looking good is, sadly, better rewarded than doing good in many areas of life. It's doubly sad that this affects our body of scientific knowledge. Even claims that are reproduced can suffer from funding bias and confirmation bias. The
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   by hudathun 12y ago

   I had the same same thing with the much less erudite Stranger in a Strange Land. Re-read it 20 years later and was disappointed. On the positive side, I should consider how much I've moved forward in that time :) or sideways :-S
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   by hudathun 12y ago

   Regarding taking aspirin when you get chest pains, I believe the current advice is to chew an aspirin (300mg) as it is more quickly absorbed via the lining of the mouth.
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   by hudathun 12y ago

   So, turtles all the way then ...